Including the Ferrari-Mercedes battle, Logan Sargeant's 2024 prospects, and more.
Both Formula One championships may be wrapped up thanks to Red Bull and Max Verstappen, but with five grands prix and a couple sprint races to go, there are still plenty of tight battles to watch and critical storylines emerging through the end of the 2023 season. Take the brewing fight for P7 after Alfa Romeo’s double points finish in Qatar: Williams’ buffer decreased to just seven points, and millions of dollars in prize money are at stake.
Advertisement Pérez’s mistakes have been costly, and to secure a one-two finish in the driver standings for Red Bull, he needs to have clean weekends and finish consistently in points — and ahead of Hamilton. “The pace is there. That’s the thing that we wouldn’t be able to fix or repair,” Williams chief James Vowles said of struggling rookie Logan Sargeant.